Mar. 7, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Seeking to restore confidence in his embattled administration, Mayor Eric Adams named four new deputy mayors on Friday to replace those who resigned last month over the Trump administration’s move to nix his corruption case. Hizzoner tapped Adolfo Carrión Jr. as deputy mayor for housing, economic development, and…
Mar. 6, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Democratic mayoral primary opponents piled on him on Thursday over a report that he has only lived in the Big Apple since September. Former city Comptroller Scott Stringer called a last-minute news conference Thursday morning to bash the former top executive over the report by…
Mar. 6, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller It’s now Adams vs. Adams — and plenty of other candidates — in the 2025 NYC mayoral race. Adrienne Adams, the City Council speaker, confirmed on Thursday that she is officially jumping into the Democratic mayoral primary against Mayor Eric Adams — to whom she is not related.…
Mar. 4, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Mayor Eric Adams announced significant expansions to NYC Health + Hospitals’ medical respite bed program Tuesday, which offers patients experiencing homelessness a place to stay for up to 90 days after a major health event. Adams was joined by NYC Health + Hospitals CEO Dr. Mitchell Katz to…
Mar. 4, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Adrienne Adams delivered her final State of the City address as Council speaker on Tuesday — focusing on the kind of leadership she believes the Big Apple needs now as she appears ready to launch a bid for mayor. The speaker used her roughly 45-minute annual speech, which…
Feb. 26, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Alex Spiro, Mayor Eric Adams’ criminal defense attorney, argued in a new Wednesday legal filing that Hizzoner’s corruption case should be dismissed “with prejudice” due to former Manhattan federal prosecutors leaking documents to the press that, he argues, has tarnished the mayor’s image with any jury pool. In…
Feb. 25, 2025 By Athena Dawson Mayor Eric Adams announced the groundbreaking of a new 22,000-square-foot NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health Community Health Center in Far Rockaway Tuesday morning. Joined by Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, City Council Majority Whip Selvena Brooks-Powers and NYC Health + Hospitals leadership, Adams celebrated the start of construction at…
Feb. 25, 2025 By Robert Pozarycki New York’s CityFHEPS housing voucher program has grown into a fiscal albatross that is barely making a dent in keeping vulnerable low-income residents in their homes — and draining the city coffers of billions of dollars, according to a nonprofit’s report released Monday. The Citizens Budget Commission (CBC)…
Feb. 24, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Mayor Eric Adams on Monday sought to minimize the mounting calls from fellow Democratic officials that he either resign or be removed from office, arguing they are undermining the will of New York City voters based on “perception and belief.” Hizzoner, in his first media availability since Feb.…
Feb. 19, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Council Member Julie Won has introduced a bill in the New York City Council to prohibit the public disclosure of shelter addresses by city agencies. Won’s Intro. 1198 would prevent any mayoral agency or office that operates emergency or temporary shelter facilities exclusively serving new arrivals from publicly disclosing… Read more »